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- President Donald Trump has been unusually deferential to expert Dr. Anthony Fauci so far during this crisis, but the Times reports he's starting to lose patience as Fauci has "grown bolder in correcting [Trump's] falsehoods about the spread of the coronavirus."
- Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested that he and other seniors should be willing to die from coronavirus to get the economy going again.
- The Atlantic argues that Trump's continued usage of "Chinese virus" is his attempt to incite a racist culture war to cover-up the fact he trusted false assurances from the Chinese government early on in the crisis.
- It's the 15th anniversary of The Office (U.S.), so read an oral history of the "Fire Drill" episode and a list of the 50 best episodes ever.
- A woman in critical care whose husband died from ingesting chloroquine begged people not to make their mistakes by listening to Trump: "Oh my God, don't take anything. Don't believe anything that the president says and his people ... call your doctor."
- Eater has some charts showing the devastating effects of coronavirus on the restaurant industry in NYC and around the country.
- The Tokyo Olympics have officially been postponed until 2021.
- R.I.P. Cameroonian jazz-funk great Manu Dibango.
- The Times has a superb photo gallery of pictures of empty spaces around the globe.
- NPR's legendary Tiny Desk Concerts are now happening at musicians' homes.
- NYC hotels are hoping they can reopen as of July.
- And finally, what an amazing workout partner:
Published Mar 24, 2020
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